Wizipan Little Elk Selected as Bush Fellowship Award Recipient
REDCO CEO, Little Elk, hopes to use his Bush Fellowship to revolutionize social impact investing in Indian Country. Rosebud, SD -- Wizipan Little Elk (Sicangu Lakota Oyate) was selected for the 2021 Bush Fellowship award. Little Elk is the CEO of Rosebud Economic...
Native Business Video Learning: Entrepreneurial Mentoring & Insights from Ahsaki Baa LaFrance Chachere, Founder & CEO of Ah-Shi Beauty
Ahsaki Báá LaFrance Chachere (Dine) speaks to the importance of effective social media engagement and how self-promotion is intrinsic and vital to entrepreneurship. Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast interview delivering...
National Native American Human Resources Association Announce the 2019 And 2020 HR Leader Of The Year
The HR Leader of the year award is presented annually during NNAHRA’s national conference, recognizing an HR Leader who has exemplified the strategic role in the past twelve months and who is otherwise an outstanding leader within the HR community. WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
Choctaw Development Fund Awards More Than $340,000 to Town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Construction on Phase II of Oka Park to begin and the renovations to the Park will highlight the areas rich Native culture, as evident by the name "Oka", meaning water in Choctaw. Pictured from left to right: Michael Southard, Choctaw Nation Director of Economic...
From the Editor: COVID Has Shown Us That Diversification Is More Important Than Ever
"Whether we’re in the middle of a pandemic, recovering from a pandemic, or not in a pandemic at all, the need for economic diversification across Indian Country is a constant," Carmen Davis the founder, publisher and executive editor of Native Business Magazine.Let’s...
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Hidden Gems: How Rural Casinos are Changing the Game in the Northern Plains
This article was originally published pre-pandemic in the April 2019 gaming issue of Native Business Magazine. At the beginning of the gaming industry in the Northern Plains, some operations got their start as weekly bingo games held in school gymnasiums, converted...
Eighth Generation Invests in American Textile Manufacturing
COO Serene Lawrence and Dev. Lead Kim Kroeker hold up a blanket design by Shirod Younker (Photo by Emilia Wronski)Eighth Generation, a lifestyle brand owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe, is launching an Urban Manufacturing Initiative (UMI) featuring a line of high-end wool...
Finding Slots in the Forest
“We’re constantly looking at demographics and how we can get more people to our area,” John Neumann, General Manager of Northern Waters Casino Resort, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, previously told Native Business. This article was originally published...
Calif. Federal Judge Orders BIA to Take Land Into Trust for Buena Vista Rancheria
Harrah's Northern California Casino, located 32 miles southeast of Sacramento on the Buena Vista Rancheria, is owned by the Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians.The Northern District of California recently granted a motion to place the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk...
Gila River Hotels & Casinos Bets on Phoenix Suns and Mercury
Gila River gaming enterprise has entered into a new partnership deal with the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. A partnership between Gila River Hotels & Casinos and the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury will bring all-new amenities to consumers across the Valley...
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